20A-3a-201.5. Proof of citizenship required for state elections -- Separate federal ballots for registered voters who do not provide proof of citizenship.

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Effective 5/6/2026

(1)Except as provided in Subsection

(2), for an election held on or after November 1, 2026, that includes a race for federal office:

(a)an election officer shall:

(i)for each precinct, produce a standard ballot; and

(ii)for each congressional district, produce a federal ballot;

(b)only a voter who has, at the time of voter registration or before voting, provided documentary proof of United States citizenship may vote a standard ballot; and

(c)a voter who has not provided documentary proof of United States citizenship, at the time of voter registration or before voting, may only vote a federal ballot.

(2)A voter who has not, at the time of registration or before voting, provided documentary proof of United States citizenship may cast a standard ballot as a provisional ballot, but an election officer may only count votes for federal office cast using the standard ballot unless the voter provides documentary proof of United States citizenship before noon on the last business day before the day of the applicable canvass.

(3)Except as otherwise provided in Section 20A-2-508 :

(a)an election officer may not require a voter to provide documentary proof of United States citizenship to vote a federal ballot; and

(b)a voter who has previously provided documentary proof of United States citizenship to an election officer is not required to provide documentary proof of citizenship when the voter subsequently registers to vote.

(4)If, due to marriage or another legally-recognized method of changing an individual's name, a voter's name has changed from the name appearing on the voter's documentary proof of United States citizenship, the voter may provide documentary proof of the name change, together with the voter's documentary proof of United States citizenship, to establish that the voter is a United States citizen.

Enacted by Chapter 408 , 2026 General Session